...Atrocity means an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury. The Nanking Massacre was exactly that an atrocity that it seemed no one could stop the events that took place during this event in history are incredibly nauseating. Innocent people were abused and murdered in the most horrible ways imaginable. During this time period in history the Japanese were deranged what they were doing to other people was completely disgusting and in-human. The Japanese were known for their creative ways of killing people or “executing” them. In China young men and innocent people were being beheaded for no reason. The Japanese would either take you out of the city or behead you right there in front of everyone. The reason the Japanese did this not only in China but everywhere was to spread panic and fear. They wanted people to be afraid it was like they said “hey look at me, look what I can do” without actually saying it. They mostly beheaded Chinese soldiers or young men who were believed to be part of the Chinese troops....
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...Japanese soldiers stormed China and brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people, including both soldiers and civilians in Nanking. Around 50,000 women were sexually assaulted, and kids were murdered as if they were not human beings. Once a capital of China, Nanking was left in ruins and the people were left in distraught. The reason why this happened was foolish and unnecessary. Following the bloodshed from the battle in Shanghai (Sino-Japanese war) the Japanese were passionate in wanting to gain more power so without thinking, they decided to attack the citizens in Nanking. The rape of Nanking, a holocaust in disguise, was one of the most devastating brutal attacks on Chinese citizens by the Japanese which resulted in thousands of deaths...
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...Rape of Nanking Name Subject Instructor Date Rape of Nanking (1937-1938) is a phrase used to describe the hell that broke loose in china’s capital city of Nanking. In December 1937, Japanese imperial army marched into China and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city (The History Place, 2000). The war is viewed as the single worst atrocity during the World War II era and was the most dangerous act against humanity. The violence and wickedness portrayed were far beyond what the human mind could imagine. Ranging from rape, decapitation, death by shots from a machine gun, burying of humans while still alive and burning of fellow humans, the situation would not have been any worse. All these acts went against human rights. With the above analysis, it is imperative to highlight the significant effects brought about due to the violation of human rights in the rape of Nanking and the extent to which cruelty among humans was displayed. Japan’s uncontrollable desire for aggression, expansion and imperialism drove them to China. During the war, the Japanese believed that fighting was a way of fulfilling the role of Samurai, the ancient warrior whose fate was conquest or death. While they were fighting against China, the Japanese found plenty of conquest and death. Due to their very harsh training they believed this with their hearts (History.com, 2016). The Japanese saw the Chinese as people who were morally deficient and therefore they saw...
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...Japan is mainly the acknowledgement of the roles each country during the second Simo-Japanese war during the second war. The main bowl on contention is the Nanking massacre in which Japan invaded China and conquered and occupied Nanjing, which was then China’s capital for six weeks and the mass rape and murder that ensued by the Japanese imperialist army. At lot of the victims were buried in mass graves level of evil and China claims that 300,000 of its citizens lost their lives even though the veracity of that number is debated.1 The saying goes winners get to write history and losers get the gallows and it means the when two cultures clash the winners live to write the history of the events and war while the losers are obliterated. However, in the case of China and Japan both the winner and loser got to write the history but two different versions of it. Fast-forward to today over 70 years after the Nanjing massacre, the historical significance of this event that is being passed down to younger generations in both countries could not be more different and therein is the problem. 1 The Japanese then to glaze over this event and instead focuses on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which makes them looks like victims during the war. One of the official history books being used middle schools in japan refers to the massacre as the incidence, downplaying the atrocities committed during that period.1 China along with South Korea wants Japan to pass the history as it happened to...
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...Do you know the Holocaust of Jews during WWII? How about the Nanking Massacre? The similar tragedy happened in China but was forgotten by majority of the Western society. It is a time to do something to remember it. The Nanking Massacre is a six-week mass murder and rape committed by Japanese soldiers in Nanjing, the then-capital city in China. After approximately three months’ hard battle, Shanghai fell in November in 1937. Imperial Japanese Army then marched into Nanjing and started a ruthless slaughter of around 300, 000 Chinese civilians on December 13th, 1937. Countless Chinese were killed in cruel ways while women, even girls were raped. It is a symbolic event of the Asian-Pacific war. As important factors of analyzing and evaluating the history, success and failure are both shown through the Nanking Massacre. It is a success of national spirits and united international community but a failure of humanity and political structures. With a comparatively weak army, Chinese fought with courage and determination. Their spirits should be respected and passed...
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...The Rape of Nanking” helped me to see a total different perspective about the participation of Japan during the World War ll. As you probably know I took some history courses that taught me the basic history about World War II, which resumed the participation of Japan with the detonation of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, your book showed me that there was more information missing. First of all, the invasion that Japan started to plan to invade China. The maps gave me an specific idea of the invasion, they divided on three groups around Nanking. One was in Tai Hu a Lake between Nanking and Shanghai, while the other one traveled southern toward Nanking. The troops were commanded by Matsui Iwane (p. 37). Another important...
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...The battle of Nanking was a military conflict between the republic of China ( Chiang Kia-Shek ) and the Empire of Japan (Hirohito) during the Second-Sin Japanese War. Preceding to the invasion of Nanking the Japanese military fought a tough battle at Shanghai. The Shanghai battle began the summer of 1937 ending in fall of 1937. The long battle shattered the Japanese fantasies of easy victory, leaving the Imperial troops mood ugly and lusting for revenge. On November 26, 1937 the Japanese won the battle of Shanghai and officially authorized their attack on Nanking. On December 2nd Emperor Hirohito transferred powers from Iwane Matsui to Hirohito's uncle Prince Asaka Yashi due to Matsu’s growing illness. Under Hirohito's new order Matsui would be in charge of the entire central army theater while Prince Asaka Yashi took responsibility for the new commander-in-chief of the army around Nanking. On Matsui sickbed he called a meeting of staff...
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...Shockingly, what is often overlooked by Western society today, was that slightly more than a year prior to WWII (and the Holocaust), the Second Sino-Japanese war saw a horrifying episode of mass rape and murder. “The Rape of Nanking (or Nanjing)” happened over a period of six weeks, with the death toll estimates varying from as low as 40,000 to over 300,000 Chinese civilians/soldiers. Japanese soldiers tired from the war as well as “starved” of sexual interaction, preyed on and raped about 20,000 women (excluding the elderly and children). Applying Hsün Tzu’s view on the atrocity, helps explains the source of the evil behavior. To put it simply, Hsün Tzu believes the source of evil is the very nature of man. “There are words that invite disaster and actions that call down shame (Xunxi: Basic writings).” When the Japanese military permitted the murder and rape of the inhabitants of the city, the soldiers followed their nature and committed evil as they pleased. Doing away the proper military law, Hsün Tzu would make the claim, allowed the chaos and the soldiers loved the violence. Violence was not only a way to satisfy the evil...
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...The Rape of Nanking of December 1937 resulted in the murder of 300,000 Chinese civilians, rape of more than 20,000 females, destruction of private property, theft, and inhumane torture as Japanese soldiers spiraled into a vicious cycle of sadism and flagrant violation of morality. This event, resulting in further degradation of Sino-Japanese relations, wrests the title of the most horrific atrocity from all other World War II theatres, excluding the Holocaust. Following this mass carnage, asking why such an event transpired is permissible. The Allies charged and executed Japanese General Iwane Matsui for his role in the Rape of Nanking [war crimes], because the Rape of Nanking was not the result of a breakdown of discipline, but the successful...
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...China and Japan are in somewhat of a battle politically and economically. There are several issues that continue to fuel the fires between the two countries and government behavior on both sides is not helping matters. The documentary suggests economic rivalry, territorial disputes, and the Japanese bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council are behind the tensions. However, a seemingly larger issue is how World War II is remembered; there are two versions of history and each wants their version to be known as truth. (Taguchi) The documentary explains that accounts of World War II have always been conflicting and a Japanese textbook downplaying their involvement has ignited the Chinese youth. The Chinese remember World War II as “a war against Japanese aggression” and by their accounts Japan is the perpetrator, not the victim. (Taguchi) The Rape of Nanjing, by Chinese accounts, was six weeks of Japanese brutality. The Japanese murdered hundreds of thousands of Chinese and villages of women were raped. According to Oi, some Japanese deny the Rape of Nanjing, while others downplay it and say “it was a battlefield and people were killed”. (Oi) The saying “the winner gets to write history” is certainly relevant in this situation. Japan, playing the innocent, chooses to whitewash their actions and attempt to write history as they see fit. Although the rest of the world is taught about the Rape of Nanjing and other horrific acts perpetrated by Japanese, it...
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...The events of the “Rape of Nanking” The raping of nanking is the most unknown event in history. The rape of nanking was an example of gendercide against men & women . It’s mainly known for the mistreatment done to the women. They were brutally injured ,traumatized or killed. Defenseless men were made POWs, murdered or used for bayonet practice. They were also burned and buried alive. The raping of nanking violates human rights because no one is subjected to torture or cruel inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. This event violated article 5. (Source 8) Japan & China had several feuds prior to this incident. Japan and China went to war in 1884 to gain control of China’s trading ports. Between 1899 and 1907 a city called the Hague in netherlands agreed to to prohibit the mistreatment of POWs and civilians. By the 1930s Japan thought it was their destiny to conquer China. Refugees tried to escape crossing the Yangtze river. Due to no transportation they were trapped on the east bank, many tried to swim across. Japanese soldiers arrived firing several shots. A Japanese soldier reported he had seen an estimate of 50,000 bodies adults & children. (Source 2)...
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...THE FORGOTTEN HOLOCAUST: THE RAPE OF NANKING “Chinese men where used for bayonet practice and in decapitation contests. An estimated 20,000-80,000 Chinese women were raped. Many soldiers went beyond rape to disembowel women, slice off their breasts, and nail them alive to walls. Fathers were forced to rape their daughters and son their mothers, as other family member watched…” The Rape of Nanking, Iris Chang One of the most horrific events in human history, the Rape of Nanking is an example of one of the worst crime against humanity the world has ever seen. This event was so horrific that it is sometime referred to as the “forgotten Holocaust”. Beginning on December 13, 1937, Japan invaded China and the mass execution of soldiers and the slaughtering and raping of tens of thousands of civilians, whom peacefully surrendered, took place in contravention of all rules of warfare. This horrific event occurred due to the fact that for millenniums, the Japanese soldiers and civilians had a contempt feeling toward the Chinese and thought of them to be an inferior race of Asian people, much like the German policies against Jewish people in Europe. The Japanese soldiers...
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...accepting that they killed hundreds of thousands Chinese people. Did the Japanese representative really mean to take all criticisms without anything to say? Not only the representative of Japan but also we, the Japanese people, have a problem about explaining historical facts in foreign language especially in English. There are the facts, which are not yet lifting the veil in Japanese historical records. We should provide and send those in English translation.” Hiromichi Moteki, the Deputy Chairman for Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact, has given a speech of the Nanjing Massacre history that it should be reexamined and proved there is no evidence that Japanese Imperial army killed 300,000 Nanjing people. Not only Moteki is trying to broaden the historical facts, but also many Japanese historical researchers delve into the matter. Even though Nazi Germany, where there were dreadful massacres during World War II and Millions of people were approached unwilling dead by hunger, heavy laboring, poison gas, human experimentations by soldiers and doctors, they are reexamining own responsibilities and investigates the atrocities without regard for any limitation. Unlike Germany under the Nazi political power, Nanjing incident is still globally denounced because of its complexity: Japanese side insists that they apologized but they mainly do not agree on the number of death that China has claimed. In contrast, China claimed the Japanese Imperial armies killed at least 300,000...
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...watching the movie; then, rewrite your notes into complete sentences that answer these questions: 1. What role did Tatiana Rusesabagina play in shaping Paul’s actions? 2. Who else influenced Paul’s decisions? 3. How did Paul’s definition of family expand to include the community later on in the film? 4. How and why does Paul’s attitude change over the course of the movie? 5. How would you characterize his level of personal responsibility and investment as events unfolded? 6. How would you describe Paul’s level of empowerment throughout the movie? Explain. Homework for next class: On a separate piece of paper write a paragraph where you explain how the colonization of Rwanda by the Belgians connects to the massacre and the conditions of the people today. You may use details from the movie, the timeline, and outside research to compose your answer. I expect that you use three examples to support your ideas. _____/15 NAME: ______________________________ Hotel Rwanda Movie Assignment Answer these questions on a separate piece of paper while watching the movie. First, take notes while watching the movie; then, rewrite your notes into complete sentences that answer these questions: 1. What role did Tatiana Rusesabagina play in shaping Paul’s actions? 2. Who else influenced Paul’s decisions? 3. How did Paul’s definition of family expand to include the community later on in the film? 4. How and why does Paul’s attitude...
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...tasks faster and more convenient. For example, a student spend less time searching information and documents by clicking mouse on google rather than is stuck with many books in library. A business man can deal with his job by using laptop and internet whereas he can still enjoy holiday with his family. Nevertheless, for every solution technology provides twice as many problems are likely to cause. The modern technology is to some extent underlying causes of negative things in our society. It's Internet that provides an accessible medium for bad elements such as pornography, crimes and so on. the teenagers who are not conscious enough tend to imitate the sexual and violence clips and images on internet. A typical example of this is the massacre in an American school. A pupil killed his classmates by his father 's gun simply because he only acted as a clip he saw. Moreover, the average rate of girls who are pregnant is very soon because of sexual images 's influence. Modern technology is the key element for the change of lifestyle loosing...
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